Christopher Meyer

Tony Blair and George W Bush had signed a "secret deal" to topple Saddam Hussein a year before the US and Britain invaded Iraq, a former high-ranking British diplomat has revealed.

WASHINGTON: She helped to trounce the Taliban and see off Saddam Hussein, but now Condoleezza Rice is facing a different challenge. President Bush's national security adviser is preparing to take on Tim Henman at tennis.

WASHINGTON: Lord Swraj Paul, the leading London-based businessman of Indian descent, has exhorted non-resident Indian (NRI) entrepreneurs in the US to invest in Britain, saying Europe offers them an enormous market and Britain can be the hub. Paul, whom Britain's Ambassador to the US Christopher Meyer described as "the roving ambassador for British business," said, "We are especially interested in NRI investment because Britain has seen the contribution of NRIs to the British economy."